Stsenka — Nomera Dlia Novogodnei Elki U Starsheklassnikov

"Did you all complete your 500-page practice tests? Did you sleep more than four hours? No? GOOD. Because Santa only brings caffeine pills and existential dread this year!" ANYA: (Sighing) Why can’t we just be normal?

Cool, wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses (indoors). stsenka nomera dlia novogodnei elki u starsheklassnikov

(Shuddering) That’s not a skit, Max. That’s a horror movie. "Did you all complete your 500-page practice tests

(Softer) Exactly. So let’s make it count. Max, you can keep the glasses, but you have to wear a tinsel scarf. Danil, put down the coffee and help me with the "Snow Maiden" rap. DANIL: A rap? Really? ANYA: It’s either that or the Shakespearean tragedy. (Shuddering) That’s not a skit, Max

(Adjusting sunglasses) Relax. I’ve got the vision. We don’t do the "Bunny and Snowflake" dance anymore. We do "The Midnight Before the Exam." It’s a thriller.

Because "normal" is for the fifth graders. They still think the tree lights up by magic. We know it lights up because the school’s electrical wiring is from 1974 and it’s a fire hazard.